2001 Montana State Bobcats football team

The 2001 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Kramer, the Bobcats compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished in fourth place out of eight teams in the Big Sky.^[1] The Bobcats dropped their 16th consecutive game in the Montana–Montana State football rivalry.

2001 Montana State Bobcats football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Kramer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Montana $^		7	–	0					15	–	1
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^		5	–	2					9	–	4
Portland State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Montana State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Washington		3	–	4					7	–	4
Weber State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Sacramento State		1	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–41	20,000	[2]
September 8	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	W 32–17		[3]
September 15	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	Canceled		[4]
September 22	Cal Poly*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 6–34		[5]
September 29	Cal State Northridge*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 34–27	8,407	[6]
October 6	at No. 16 Eastern Washington	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 48–38	7,027	[7]
October 13	Sacramento State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 20–0	11,817	[8]
October 18	at No. 19 (I-A) Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 28–53	14,325	[9]
October 27	No. 21 Northern Arizona	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 28–35	10,857	[10]
November 3	at Portland State	PGE Park Portland, OR	L 21–33	4,244	[11]
November 10	Idaho State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 52–13	8,607	[12]
November 17	No. 1 Montana	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (rivalry)	L 27–38	15,238	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game